[SF2/ACE] SPS3 Wheel of Monsters!!

Game Master Kludde

Zo! Media is the Pact Worlds’ largest multimedia entertainment empire. Run by the enigmatic and ever charismatic undead elebrian Zo!, Zo! Media’s most popular shows thrust living contestants into challenging, desperate, and often lethal situations. His newest show, Wheel of Monsters, pits adventurers, thrill-seekers, gladiators, and veteran soldiers against dangerous and strange creatures collected from across the stars. Whether the contestants are fighting for honor, glory, or to pay off a gambling debt, Zo! has promised an unusual twist on each broadcast that’ll be sure to keep both viewers and contestants guessing to the very end.

Step right up, come on down, and ready your laser pistols… You’re the next contestants on Zo!’s Wheel of Monsters! Where there’s a big prize if you make it out alive!

Dot

Aleon greats them. Greeting ladies and gentlemen and starts doing some jumps and pullups athletics: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (4) + 19 = 23

The Zo!Dome is a massive stadium complex, and playing in the !Dome is the dream of every artist in the Pact Worlds. It's also a main venue for Brutaris matches and the venue of choice for many Zo! productions.

One of these is WHEEL OF MONSTERS, a new holovid show which pits (desperate) contestants against dangerous creatures in lethal combat for credits.

Desperate contestants you say? Surely not the four adventuers that are currently waiting in the green room...

The green room is lavish, with comfy chairs, a buffet of food and drinks, and a wall of holovid screens tuned to various Zo! Media programs, including a live broadcast of WHEEL OF MONSTERS. Currently, a team of androids is being sloshes around on a boat, fighting against a colossal kraken and trying not to get their circuits wet. The arena is spectacularly flooded to allow for the dangerous aquatic deathmatch.

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The doors to the green room open and an undead woman dressed in fashionable attire strides in. “You’re up next,” she announces, her attention split between the contestants and a datapad. A crew of ghouls with cameras, lights, and boom mics follow in her wake, setting up their equipment around the room. “We’ll record your team headed to the gladiatorial studio, but first we’d like to get some recordings for promotional trailers and commercials.”

As the camera drones take flight and position themselves around each of the contestants, the woman smiles briefly. “Go ahead and introduce yourselves. Don’t forget to tell the cameras why you’re fighting, and feel free to embellish. The audience is more likely to support you if make an impression.

This is your cue to introduce yourselves. When you do so, please make a Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Diplomacy, Intimidation, Performance, or any Lore skill check to impress the audience.

Reposted from Discussion Thread

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Aleon (23)
The-one-who-is-many
Natalu
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Tapping into their Akashic Font, The-One-Who-Is-Many accesses the local zeitgeist, and channels Zo!!! Media.

We are The-One-Who-Is-Many. A number of our component units have participated in Zo!!! Media activities in the past, and it will be a pleasure to involve ourselves in this new production.

Lore - Zo Media: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (7) + 20 = 27.

Acrobatics 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

"Never even knew what hit them" the gun-slinging android announces as they land from some Ninja-Fu inspired backflips whilst holding a pistol and knife. They give a showy bow and put the weapons away.

Oh, very good, very good. Very athletics Wazasha comments on Aleon. Nice flourish. she says of Iseph and says to The-One-Who-Is-Many Good to have... some-of-you... back on the show.

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Aleon (23)
The-one-who-is-many (27)
Natalu
Iseph (29)
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"Woo! Monsters!" the heavily-armored skittermander brandishes a large weapon adorably... but still menacingly. "Hiiii! I'm Nat. I'm here to fight because, uh, because one of my followers said it would be funny. YEAH!"

Intimidation: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (14) + 21 = 35

Wazasha seems to be in a bit of hurry, but apparently not enough to stop her from giving a bit of direction to the skittemander Tilt your head a bit more up... yes, thats' good

She takes care to avoid the camera herself, and when all four of the contestants are she says “Cut the mics!”, and finally introduces herself: “I’m Wazasha Kevir, lead producer. Follow me.”

With that, Wazasha strides out of the room and down a stark hall to a massive freight elevator.

“Welcome to Wheel of Monsters. I’ll keep this simple. When we get to the arena, Zo! is going to spin a big wheel. You fight whatever monster the wheel selects. During that match, there’ll be a twist. The audience selects the target of these twists—twists are bad, by the way. So, make nice with the cameras and play to the audience. Oh, and don’t do any preparations until the match starts or you’ll be disqualified. Survive and you get paid. If the audience likes you, we’ll call you back for a bonus spin, and you get a bigger payday. Do you have any questions?”

There's already a muffled sound of audience and announcer audible as Wazasha impatiently waits to see if there's any questions from the four...

"No questions - sounds like a fun challenge!" the Operative gives a few finger-guns and a manufactured smile.

The elevator abruptly stops and the doors open to a dusty gladiatorial arena filled with smoke, open pits, and spiked barriers. Wazasha gestures to the contestants, indicating they should enter as blaring theme music fills the arena. The crowd cheers in riotous applause. Overhead, a holovision screen shows the ever-excited Zo! standing in front of a large spinning wheel with colorful wedges and bright flashing lights. “Let’s see what we’re sending out to welcome our next contestants, shall we?” Zo! remarks with a rictus grin. The crowd watches with bated breath as the wheel turns slower and slower. The audience erupts in cheers as the flapper stops on…

The crowd chants OFFENSIVE

DEFREX!

Lethea the commentator lets out a breathy squeal. “Oh, my! Is that a laser cannon strapped to the back of that defrex, Quell?”

“Sure is, Lethea! Special thanks to Zeizerer Munitions for the extra firepower!”

Please place your icon in the dashed box. Bold can act!

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Aleon
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Monster
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Iseph
The-One
Natalu
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Action 1, Mobile Aim
Action 2, move it is 40 feet away at its closest point to the starting area and I only have 35 move speed.
Action 3, attack it with my knife. hit: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (3) + 22 = 25 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 = 11 piercing electric dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 5 aim precision dmg: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

Oow! Swift, reckless move from Aleon there.

Yes, he sure brought a knife to a claw fight!

He's showing a bit too much respect to the Defrex there, unless he's just collecting some fur.

Jaws, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (12) + 24 = 363d12 + 9 ⇒ (1, 10, 5) + 9 = 25
Claw, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 24 - 4 = 302d12 + 9 ⇒ (12, 9) + 9 = 30
Claw, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 - 8 ⇒ (18) + 24 - 8 = 342d12 + 9 ⇒ (7, 3) + 9 = 19

It's days like these that I enjoy being incorporeal, Quell. Those claws would just punch right through me. Uncomfortable, but not as painful as those two hits must be

You're very lucky indeed, Lethea.

---R1
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R2
Aleon
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Monster
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The-One-Who-Is-Many empties their vitality network into Aleon, causing tendrils to reach up out of his wounds, and pull the edges back together, sealing the fissures in Aleon's flesh behind them as they wriggle back beneath the skin, and disappear.

Have 46 hp back!

They then drift forward, and cast Shield

It was either heal Aleon, or do an attack spell. I figure keeping the melee PC vertical is in my best interest ;-)

Iseph repositions, takes aim, and blazes away.

Attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (5, 5) + (2, 2) = 14

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) + (6, 4) = 16

◆ Aim
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

Ooooh, they started farther away from the monster than Nat was hoping. Out of rotolaser range.

He switches his focus to his stellar cannon and fires. Aleon is almost in the blast, but Natalu is mostly careful so it's fine!

◆ Switch Active Hands
◆◆ Area Fire. Both Aleon and the Monster are in the area, but Natalu's Bombard fighting style lets him select up to two allies to be unaffected by an area attack, so only the Monster is actually hit.
DC 30 basic Reflex against piercing damage: 2d10 + 2 ⇒ (2, 3) + 2 = 7. The monster is his primary target, so Stellar Cannon: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21 for another piercing damage: 2d10 + 2 ⇒ (7, 1) + 2 = 10.
If it succeeds the save or worse, or if it's hit by the Strike, it is Suppressed until the start of Natalu's next turn. Because of his Dance! feat, it's also Off-Guard.
If it critically fails its save, it must make a DC 29 Fort save or be Slowed 1 for one round and a DC 27 Will save or be silenced (or if the Strike crits, but... unlikely).

Aleon just took 29 and 18 after DR bringing him to 81. He tries again. Aim first action
Attack 2nd action hit: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (4) + 22 = 26 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (2, 1) + 7 = 10 piercing dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 2 electric precision dmg: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6
Attack 3rd action hit: 1d20 + 22 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 22 - 4 = 36 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 3) + 7 = 14 piercing dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1 electric precision gets applied once and to the attack that actually hits which is probably the 36 to hit. As comment to the incorporeal, the knife has ghost touch.

The-One is healing Aleon, guess that's what teamwork is all about.

Look at Iseph go! He scores the first hit! That other shot is a miss, though.

Ref: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25 I suppose that means suppressed?
Fort: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (11) + 23 = 34

Yes! Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure! What a bombardment from Natalu, even if it is a bit crude... Shot is a miss

Let's see what Aleon can bring in...

Hold Lethea! We first need to have a word from our sponsors!

Ah, I almost forgot, Quell! Bring in the drone. Today's sponsor is AKIVAZ! AKIVAZ! The red energy drink! It punches away your thirst!

Yes, Lethea, and our drone is outfitted with a special hardlight hologram, to punch away our contestants! It's headed straight for Natalu!

Natalu must make a DC 30 reflex save

...Welcome back! While we were away, we had Aleon take it out on the Defrex! Careful with that knife! You might hurt someone! Quell says, winking at Lethea

Ghost touch, eh? Not funny, Quell

I thought it was, Lethea. Anyway, Aleon is still in the 'snack-me' position, so no surprises what target the Defrex chooses!

Jaws, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (2) + 24 = 263d12 + 9 ⇒ (8, 10, 1) + 9 = 28
Claw, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 24 - 4 = 302d12 + 9 ⇒ (9, 9) + 9 = 27 Note: miss if suppressed
Grab him!: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (2) + 22 = 24

Ooh! Painful claw! Aleon just wiggles free of a grapple-hold there!

---R2
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R3
Aleon
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Monster (36)
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The-One-Who-Is-Many concentrates, then glowing worms of light extend from their tendrils, and fuse together to form a single lance of pure energy, which they fire at the creature.

Eldritch Lance: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (8) + 19 = 27, for 6d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4) = 27 Mental damage.

Iseph continues the steady rate of fire!

Attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 4) + (6, 4) = 17

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) + (1, 5) = 15

◆ Aim
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

Yes, it needs a critical success to avoid being suppressed.
Reflex: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36 Success. 7 (bludgeoning?) damage and push 10.

"Hey, don't push me around!" Natalu bounds forward again. One step back and two steps forward. Still too far to effectively use his rotolaser, but at least Aleon isn't even in the blast zone this time.

"Let's try it gain!"

◆ Stride
◆◆ Area Fire. Only the Monster is in the area.
DC 30 basic Reflex against piercing damage: 2d10 + 2 ⇒ (7, 7) + 2 = 16. The monster is his primary target, so Stellar Cannon: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22 for another piercing damage: 2d10 + 2 ⇒ (1, 5) + 2 = 8.
If it succeeds the save or worse, or if it's hit by the Strike, it is Suppressed until the start of Natalu's next turn. Because of his Dance! feat, it's also Off-Guard.
If it critically fails its save or is critically hit by the attack, it must make a DC 29 Fort save or be Slowed 1 for one round and a DC 27 Will save or be silenced.

What's that? A mental jolt? It flies right past the monster...

Iseph is doing this the old-fashioned spray and pray way, but at least he's hitting something. Big wound for the defrex there.

Never change a winning move for Natalu...

Reflex: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19
Fort: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (5) + 23 = 28
Will: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26

The defrex is really unsettled by that. Do you hear growling? Cause I don't!

---R2
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R3
Aleon
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Monster (69 - Slowed 1)
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81 HP. Missed it that I was healed for 46. Okay so 127/128. Only down 1
Aleon is glad the creature was suppressed causing it to just barely miss.
Aim. Attack. Attack
hit: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (1) + 22 = 23 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 4) + 7 = 15 piercing dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 1 electric
hit: 1d20 + 22 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 22 - 4 = 24 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 2) + 7 = 10 piercing dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 4 electric
precision dmg: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

He swings! He misses! He swings! He misses! Not a good showing for Aleon there and..

Time for another message from our sponsors!

Zeizerer weedkiller! Blast your weeds back into the stone age!

It's projecting straight at Iseph! That hardlight is hard to resist!

DC 30 Reflex for Iseph

If you've had enough of the sponsorship drone: DC 28 Computers(trained) to shut down the drone, DC 27 Crafting (trained) to sabotage the drone’s projector, DC 26 Thievery (trained) to disable the drone. Or you can just shoot it down

Isn't our monster looking a bit sluggish? Good thing we had that advert break

Jaw, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (16) + 24 = 403d12 + 9 ⇒ (5, 6, 4) + 9 = 24
Claw, Aleon: 1d20 + 24 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 24 - 4 = 342d12 + 9 ⇒ (4, 8) + 9 = 21

---R3
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R4
Aleon
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Monster (69 - Slowed 1)
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The-One-Who-Is-Many makes an unconventional attack on the drone's communication lines (Phreaker Skill Feat)

Computers: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (20) + 22 = 42.

"Ye'r doin' great, Aleon! Just keep it right there. Almost close enough..."

Natalu moves closer. The drone's just a little too far away to get it and the monster. Oh well. He fires another round at the monster.

◆ Stride
◆◆ Area Fire. Only the Monster is in the area.
DC 30 basic Reflex against piercing damage: 2d10 + 2 ⇒ (3, 1) + 2 = 6. The monster is his primary target, so Stellar Cannon: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20 for another piercing damage: 2d10 + 2 ⇒ (5, 7) + 2 = 14.
If it succeeds the save or worse, or if it's hit by the Strike, it is Suppressed until the start of Natalu's next turn. Because of his Dance! feat, it's also Off-Guard.
If it critically fails its save or is critically hit by the attack, it must make a DC 29 Fort save or be Slowed 1 for one round and a DC 27 Will save or be silenced.

Ref 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Ouch

29 damage and fly 15'

Iseph stands and returns to position then fires again.

Attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + (1, 1) = 8

◆ Mobile Aim
◆ Stand
◆ Strike

The 40 to hit is a crit for 48. Then Dr 1, so 47. Then the other one his for 21-1=20 dmg. So I just took 67 damage. Brings me to 60/128 HP.
First action, aim
2nd action swing knife hit: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (12) + 22 = 34 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1) + 7 = 11 electric dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 3
3rd action swing knife hit: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (1, 3) + 7 = 11 electric dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 3
precision dmg: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6

The-one tries to hack the break! Let's see the results after the bre..

The break is broken, Quell

Well, we'll have run the advertisements by hand, then, Lethea

Reflex: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23
Fort: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (16) + 23 = 39
Will: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 20 = 35

Natalu lays down another carpet of rounds, while Iseph is truly impressed by the weedkiller that just hit him.

Look at Aleon there! Every strike hits true! That does some serious damage now, and makes for one furious Defrex!

Furious Forge! For all your Power Tools!

..and we're back from our very short break to see the Defrex lay the pummeling down on Aleon! Good thing Aleon is a swift dodger!

Jaws: 1d20 + 24 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 24 - 1 = 403d12 + 9 ⇒ (7, 3, 10) + 9 = 29
Claw: 1d20 + 24 - 4 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 24 - 4 - 1 = 252d12 + 9 ⇒ (9, 9) + 9 = 27
Claw: 1d20 + 24 - 8 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 24 - 8 - 1 = 222d12 + 9 ⇒ (3, 3) + 9 = 15

---R3
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R4
Aleon
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Monster (109)
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Iseph continues the steady rate of fire "The beast can't stand forever!"

Attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4, 4) + (4, 1) = 13

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) + (4, 3) = 9

◆ Aim
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

With a telepathic sigh, The-One-Who-Is-Many soothes Aleon's wounds, making the android realise that their brush with death is not quite as close as they had imagined.

That jaw strike was a crit for 58 damage, reducing Aleon to 2 hp...

Soothe (5th): 5d10 + 20 ⇒ (10, 6, 10, 10, 4) + 20 = 60 hit points back.

Were the jaws targeting me? If they were that would have been a crit hit for 58-1DR=57damage and My HP would be 3. This would definitely affect what I'm about to do. Otherwise I'm still at 60 HP. Okay well The One who is many just healed me, so I'm either at 63 or 123.

If I'm reading that right it targeted me and I'm as 63 HP.
1st action, aim
2nd action, swing knifehit: 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (14) + 22 = 36 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1) + 7 = 11 piercing electric dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 5
3rd action, swing knife hit: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34 dmg: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (2, 1) + 7 = 10 piercing dmg electric: 1d6 ⇒ 6 dmg: 2d4 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 precision dmg.

Iseph keeps striking from the distance with wide shots. Is he trying to distract the monster?

Well, it's buying The-one some time to bring back Aleon fromthe brink of disaster. The elf looked like he was about to keel over, but he's much fresher now!

Yes, and he's having a go! He just hit twice!

I can hear the defrex wail for here, but it's not down yet!

---R3
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R4
Aleon
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Monster (146)
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"You don't have to stand with it, you know. Let it come closer!"

Although it's already close enough. Natalu laughs as he fires a burst of laser fire. Aleon is directly between him and the monster, but eh. It's a big target, he can shoot around him.

Somehow, the laser makes a much bigger boom. (It's because of magic.)

◆ Switch Active Hands
◆◆ Auto-Fire. Aleon is in the area but unaffected due to Bombard fighting style.
DC 30 basic Reflex against fire: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 2) + 2 = 9 and sonic damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3. The monster is his primary target, so Rotolaser: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (11) + 19 = 30 for another fire: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (6, 7) + 2 = 15 and sonic damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5.
If it succeeds the save or worse, or if it's hit by the Strike, it is Suppressed until the start of Natalu's next turn. Because of his Dance! feat, it's also Off-Guard.
If it critically fails its save or is critically hit by the attack, it must make a DC 29 Fort save or be Dazzled for one round and a DC 24 Fort save or be Deafened.

Reflex: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32

Another bombardment from Natalu, and the Defrex is looking quite scarred!

Scarred, yes, scared, no! It's going on the attack again!

Yes, and Aleon is still the only opponent in range. Looks like he likes the pain!

Vs Aleon
Jaws: 1d20 + 24 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 24 - 1 = 383d12 + 9 ⇒ (9, 3, 9) + 9 = 30
Claws: 1d20 + 24 - 4 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 24 - 4 - 1 = 373d12 + 9 ⇒ (7, 3, 5) + 9 = 24
Claws: 1d20 + 24 - 8 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 24 - 8 - 1 = 213d12 + 9 ⇒ (8, 1, 7) + 9 = 25

---R4
Iseph
The-One
Natalu
---R5
Aleon
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Monster (172)
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Once again, The-One-Who-Is-Many attempts to keep Aleon from being shredded.

Soothe (5th): 5d10 + 20 ⇒ (4, 10, 6, 7, 9) + 20 = 56 hit points back.

"Just fall over, seriously"

Attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) + (3, 1) = 13

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) + (1, 5) = 15

◆ Aim
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

"Aw, s'just a li'l guy. Maybe we're being too mean. You wanna give up little guy?"

But unless it surrenders pretty quickly, Natalu sprays it with laser fire again. This time aiming to keep it off Aleon a little.

◆ Demoralize (Intimidating Prowess) Intimidation: 1d20 + 21 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 21 + 1 = 38
◆◆ Covering Fire to use Auto-Fire. Aleon is in the area but unaffected due to Bombard fighting style.
DC 30 basic Reflex against fire: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (4, 5) + 2 = 11 and sonic damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4 It takes a -1 circumstance penalty due to Dance!. The monster is his primary target, so Rotolaser: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (19) + 19 = 38 for another fire: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (3, 7) + 2 = 12 and sonic damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6.
If it succeeds the save or worse, or if it's hit by the Strike, it is Suppressed until the start of Natalu's next turn. If it's suppressed, it also takes a -2 circumstance penalty to hit Aleon. Because of his Dance! feat, it's also Off-Guard.
If it critically fails its save or is critically hit by the attack, it must make a DC 29 Fort save or be Dazzled for one round and a DC 24 Fort save or be Deafened.

Ow! That's a serious hit from Iseph! The Defrex is wavering!

...and here comes another barrage from Natalu! That's too much for the ferocious creatur. One... two... three...

TEN! I can't count that far Quell, but this monster is NOT getting up!

Score one for the Starfinders!

Let's give a big round of applause!

The crowd goes wild, and as the group gather on the elevator platform to be dramatically exited from the arena, the noise creates a deafening roar.

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The green is equipped with a wide selection of beverages and band aids, and there is ample time to rest until Wazasha comes back in.

You've got a full hour, so plenty of time to heal

Wazasha enters the green room with her crew of ghouls and camera drones. “The audience has spoken. You’ve got the highest ratings of the surviving contestants, so you get tonight’s bonus spin. But, first, let’s give our fans another opportunity to learn more about each of you.”

Each of the candidates is taken aside for a little interview.

You can impress the audience with a Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Diplomacy, Intimidation, Performance or Lore check. Bonus points for role-playing!

"For offerings like this show, which require a significant amount of adaptability, not to mention cunning and firepower, barathu such as myself are ideal contestants - not only can we modify our own bodies on the fly, adapting t meet the given scenario, but we produce a range of rugged and mutable weapons and armour - Let me take this opportunity to give a shout-out to Lethal Innovations, the finest purveyors of living weaponry in the Pact Worlds!"

Barathu Lore: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25.

Heh. Apparently, they did not appreciate my little marketing plug ;-)

"Gosh! Well, uh... I got this big gun. And I got this other big gun. And I got a sword! Some of you folks out there don't have enough hands, which is why I gotta carry enough weapons to pick up the slack. A lot of really biiig monsters don't seem so big, as long as you've got big enough guns!"

Natalu holds up both of his firearms and laughs and laughs.

Intimidation: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (18) + 21 = 39

Acrobatics 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Iseph is still a bit wobbly from being punted by the Holo-drone and really hasn't got their feet back under them...

That 38 is a crit for 60 points -1 DR, which brings him to 4 HP. That 37 to hit is 24-1=23 dmg. That is -19 HP, but I don't think negative values matter in Starfinder 2e
death save?: 1d20 ⇒ 14 I'm thinking saves are done the same as pathfinder 2e, not sure if I add anything.
Looks like combat is over, so.
athletics: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (12) + 19 = 31 as he does 1 handed push-ups.

Great, great Wazashi smirks Invertebrate lore and wobbly gymnastics. At least the one-handed push-ups and that growl should be able to convince the public. Let's get you to the arena now, shall we?

Let's see what the audience think.... ah! Nataly is the clear favourite here. Here, you get a little bonus for the next spin! Wazashi says as she hands Nataly a fly spell amp.

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The arena is a massive Zero-G arena surrounded by a shimmering forcefield - with the audience safely behind it. Two portals, like big goals, are on each side of the arena, and the little ad drone promptly demonstrates that whatever goes into one portal comes out the other side... creatures, spells, blasts, ad projections.

...and the Bonus spin is...

SHARK ATTACK!

“Sharks?” Quell sputters. “But there’s no water in there!”

“That’s right, Quell!” Lethea replies. “These void sharks are cosmic predators that fly through space! Our contestants don’t have great odds of survival!”

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Aleon
Natalu
The-one
Iseph
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Purple Shark (Du-du-dudu-du)
Red Shark
Blue Shark
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Aleon will Force Barrage Blue Shark dmg: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 3) + 3 = 9

Iseph also targets the blue shark...

Attack 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) + (2, 5) = 13

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Damage 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6, 3) + (3, 5) = 17

◆ Aim
◆ Strike
◆ Strike

The-One-Who-Is-Many drifts over to within range, and also fires upon Blue!

Eldritch Lance: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (17) + 19 = 36 to hit, for 6d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3, 6, 5, 6) = 25 Mental damage.

I've pasted the zero-g rules on a slide. There's apparently some issues with them (Clumsy doesn't have a value, so let's just say Clumsy 1, unless someone is aware of a ruling on that one -> Shifty, you've been following this closer than me, perhaps?)

Do you smell the blood, Quell? Because Aleon is just ripping open that shark with those shards

Yes, that's sure to enrage them quite a bit. Isephs isn't hitting anything, though.

And a big blast coming in from The-One!

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Aleon
Natalu
The-one
Iseph
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Purple Shark
Red Shark
Blue Shark (34)
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I forgot to mention it, but Natalu does reload his his stellar cannon during the downtime. And I assume he could charge the battery for his rotolaser, although it was still pretty full.
Though, uh... do we have a level 5 pregen in the level 10 party?

Natalu's feet don't touch the floor very well.

He takes a quick shot at the nearest shark. Zero-G????

No. So that's what the spell amp was for. The skittermander takes a hand off of his gun to pull out the amp and inject himself. His feet definitely don't touch the ground now, but at least he feels less... untethered.

◆ Strike Blue Rotolaser: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (3) + 19 = 22 for fire: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 2 = 10 and sonic damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4
◆ Take a hand off rotolaser and draw fly amp
◆ Activate fly amp
Natalu needs to spend an action to fix his grip before he can fire his rotolaser again.

Hmmmm yeah we may well, I think I grabbed the wrong stat block :p